COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK

This week Kitchen Aid were showcasing their products for those in the know in the catering industry, with more than a little help from Wildcard PR.

Fortunately for us, we were asked to provide cocktails for the day which gave us a chance to use some of their products in our preparation.

Top of our list was their Artisan Kettle, designed to heat water to your specification from 50-100 degrees Celsius. This nifty appliance is wonderful for all the tea and coffee buffs who applaud the finer details in preparing drinks.

Check it out here: http://www.kitchenaid.co.uk/app.cnt/ka/en_GB/pageid/pgkaproddetail001/catid/7/subcatid/65

The kettle proved useful as we created two sumptuous cocktails including strong brewed Earl Grey and green tea blends (green tea's optimum temperature for brewing being 65-70 C).

Listed below is our cocktail pick of the day, and for this week as well, perfect for the start of summer.

ALL THE GREENS:

50ml Gin (preferably Bombay Sapphire)
50ml Cucumber juice
10ml Elderflower cordial
35ml V. strong green tea (chilled)
15ml Lemon juice
2 mint leaves

Spank the mint leaves and drop into mixing glass, add all remaining ingredients.
Shake very hard over cubed ice and fine strain into a chilled martini glass. Spank a mint leaf and float on the surface of the drink.


www.kitchenaid.co.uk
www.wildcard.co.uk

Tequila Cocktails for ACO

Jack was entertaining ACO this week with Atelier des Chefs with food sampling and our own Nighthawk tequila cocktails.

Representing the red ACO company colours, on the Nighthawk menu for the evening were strawberry Margaritas, Jack's tequila variation on a Cosmo and a passion fruit flavoured cocktail which we have listed below. We sincerely suggest you make it at home or have a bartender make one for you, if you like tequila then this one's up your street.

The guys from ACO had to make them themselves under Nighthawk guidance, needless to say the creations became stronger and less accurate as the night went on!

50ml Tequila
35ml Passion fruit puree
10ml Vanilla sugar syrup
50ml Pomegranate juice
15ml Lemon juice


www.aco.co.uk
www.atelierdeschefs.co.uk/london